"How was your trip?" Karen asks, looking over the back of the sofa into the kitchen where the most wonderful smell of brewing coffee permeates the air.

"Great! Austria was great!" I smile, thinking about my trip.

"And, Mr. Goldstein?" she enquires about my old friend, now living in Austria.

"Mr. Goldstein is absolutely wonderful!" I say, while reaching for the pot of coffee that has finally finished brewing. "He is . . ." I start to reply, but Karen interrupts.

"Katey! Listen to this!" Karen exclaims, as she points the remote toward the television, increasing the volume.

Bringing our cups of coffee with me to the sofa where I stand, inquisitively watching the television. The picture on the screen immediately catches my eye. . . .

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